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1. “The Commission therefore invites partners to explore how PBF support for addressing the root causes of crises in the region could be scaled up, including through strengthened cooperation between the United Nations and regional and international financial institutions.”

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2. “With an active portfolio of more than $177 million, the Fund supports cross-border cooperation with an emphasis on reducing farmer- herder conflicts and preventing the spread of terrorist threats. Through its regular portfolio and annual dedicated Gender and Youth Promotion Initiative, the PBF supports national initiatives focusing on women and young people’s participation in decision-making processes, as well as ensuring that women and young people’s voices are heard on all peacebuilding issues. The PBF also supports targeted socioeconomic initiatives linked to responses to community grievances and peace dividends.”

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3. “In line with its gender strategy and action plan, the Commission fully supports efforts to strengthen regional frameworks in support of women, peace and security and encourages UNOWAS to bring them to the attention of the Commission, in collaboration with ECOWAS and the G-5 Sahel. The Commission further encourages the adoption and implementation of national action plans on youth, peace and security across the region in line with resolution 2250 (2015), and expresses its readiness to support such efforts. It also highlights the importance of greater investment in the region to increase employment opportunities for young people. Finally, the Commission recognizes the critical support provided by the Peacebuilding Fund (PBF) to countries in the region.”

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4. “The Commission will also support efforts to ensure that the presidential and legislative elections scheduled to be held in 2023 are inclusive, peaceful, transparent, free and fair. In Sierra Leone, the Commission welcomes efforts to foster an inclusive dialogue in the run-up to the June 2023 general elections. It fully supports the ongoing efforts to increase women’s participation, including by establishing quotas for women, and encourages continued action to consolidate the democratic space, pursue policy and institutional reforms and strengthen national and local institutional capacity.”

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5. “The Commission encourages continuing support from the international community for the country’s peacebuilding priorities, which among other things include expanding socioeconomic opportunities, implementing fiscal policy and accountability reforms, advancing the women and peace and security agenda and strengthening national institutions, including those at the forefront of the fight against drug trafficking and organized crime. The Commission also welcomes the appointment of the President of Guinea-Bissau as Chairman of ECOWAS. In Liberia, the Commission has been supporting the country’s peacebuilding efforts, including its investments in social cohesion, national reconciliation, the promotion of gender equality and women’s empowerment, youth empowerment and cross- border cooperation for peace and development.”

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6. “The Commission also notes the Government’s release of its white paper on the implementation of the recommendations contained in the report of the Truth, Reconciliation and Reparations Commission and reiterates its commitment to supporting their timely and effective implementation. In Guinea-Bissau, the Commission stresses the importance of inclusive dialogue for urgently needed reforms, as stated in the 2016 Conakry Agreement and the 2019 Stability Pact.”

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7. “It welcomes the expansion of the Lake Chad Basin Commission’s (LCBC) support base to include humanitarian, development and peace actors. In implementing the Regional Strategy, the Peacebuilding Commission encourages sustained partnership between the LCBC, including its Governors’ Forum, the African Union, the Economic Community of Central African States and the United Nations. Allow me to draw from the Commission’s country- specific engagements. In the Gambia, the Commission welcomes the holding of peaceful parliamentary elections. However, it notes that more needs to be done to ensure the equitable representation of women in Parliament and other decision-making spaces.”

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8. “The Commission also notes the Secretary- General’s calls for predictable and sustained financing for the counter-terrorism operations in the region and acknowledges the need to address the adverse effects of climate change, ecological changes, natural disasters, drought, desertification, land degradation, energy access and food insecurity. It calls for strengthening conflict prevention and management mechanisms, as well as food-security intervention in the region. In the Lake Chad basin region, the Commission stresses the need to increase support for the implementation of the Regional Strategy for the Stabilization, Recovery and Resilience of the Boko Haram-affected Areas of the Lake Chad Basin Region, with a focus on the critical role of the territorial action plans.”

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9. “The Commission is concerned about the unprecedented levels of insecurity in the Sahel arising from the growth in terrorism and the consequent displacement and humanitarian needs, threatening social cohesion, all exacerbated by the socioeconomic effects of the coronavirus disease pandemic. It urges sustained and coordinated support by the United Nations system for building and sustaining peace, including through the implementation of the United Nations Integrated Strategy for the Sahel and improved cooperation among the United Nations country teams in the region, as well as between the country teams and UNOWAS. Particular attention is needed to combat terrorism and the prevalent violent extremism that is conducive to terrorism.”

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10. “The Commission welcomes UNOWAS efforts to reinvigorate the Ministerial Coordination Platform of the Sahel Strategy as part of the responses to this challenging context. The Commission also welcomes the planned joint AU-United Nations-ECOWAS-G-5 Sahel strategic assessment on the security and governance situation and response initiatives in the region, and it encourages timely follow-up and support. The Commission encourages greater support for the objectives of the G-5 Sahel priority investment plan, which incorporates climate-change adaptation and governance reforms. In that regard, the PBC underscores the pre-eminent role of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change to comprehensively address the issue of climate change.”

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11. “The Commission notes that the security situation in the Gulf of Guinea is precarious and that maritime insecurity in the Sahel remains a significant concern for the coastal countries. The Commission takes note of the adoption of the resolution 2634 (2022) and reiterates its support for the efforts that aim to strengthen the regional maritime security architecture. The Commission underscores the importance of political unity between and among the Group of Five for the Sahel (G-5 Sahel) countries in order to consolidate the gains achieved through its cooperative efforts. It is important to continue investing in efforts to address the root causes that aggravate the conflicts, instability and violence in the region.”

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12. “In Burkina Faso, for example, the transitional authorities have requested the Commission to convene a meeting in order to discuss areas in need of support in the country. The Commission is gravely concerned about the persistence of violent incidents perpetrated by non-State armed groups and terrorist groups affiliated with the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant and Al-Qaida, such as Islamic State in the Greater Sahara, the Islamic State West Africa Province and Jama’a Nusrat ul- Islam waal-Muslimin. The expansion of those terrorist groups to the coastal countries, notably in the Gulf of Guinea, and their growing nexus with organized criminal networks and pirates in order to facilitate the trafficking of drugs, arms and ammunition is another worrisome trend.”

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13. “The Commission has consistently recognized the region’s potential to yield peace and inclusive development for its nations and peoples and has advocated for intensifying efforts to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals in order to ensure shared prosperity and lasting peace in the region. The Commission is concerned about the recent military takeovers in the region and echoes the calls made by the African Union (AU) and the Economic Community of West African States (ECOWAS) for a return to constitutional order. The Commission underscores the importance of strengthening democratic institutions in the countries under transition and remains ready to help mobilize international support for their national peacebuilding priorities.”

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14. “Ms. Fatima: I congratulate you, Mr. President, on your assumption of the presidency of the Security Council and your excellent stewardship. I also thank you for inviting me to share the perspective of the Peacebuilding Commission (PBC) on the situation in West Africa and the Sahel. At the outset, I wish to express the Commission’s full support for the good offices of Special Representative of the Secretary-General Mahamat Saleh Annadif in West Africa and the Sahel and the activities of the United Nations Office for West Africa and the Sahel (UNOWAS). Drawing on the Commission’s country- specific and regional engagements, I wish to bring the following issues to the attention of the Security Council.”

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15. “As champions of the protection of civilians, we remain committed to doing our part and contributing to all efforts aimed at the protection of civilians.”

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16. “The Security Council should factor in those issues when setting the mandates of peacekeeping missions. Lastly, we have to break the culture of impunity and hold perpetrators accountable for violations of international humanitarian law. Targeting civilians, schools, hospitals and humanitarian actors cannot be condoned under any pretext, and such attacks must be investigated and accounted for. In that regard, we would like to point to resolution 2601 (2021), on protecting the protectors, and call for its effective implementation. While it is critically important to strengthen national judicial institutions in host countries, the Council should also support international accountability mechanisms, including the International Court of Justice and the International Criminal Court, and thereby send the right message to the perpetrators.”

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17. “At the same time, the Security Council itself should use its tools, including sanctions regimes, to address and prevent the recurrence of attacks on civilians, civilian infrastructure and other soft targets such as schools and hospitals. Secondly, ensuring the safety and security of peacekeepers and humanitarian workers is critical. Attacks on peacekeepers and aid workers are often instigated by misinformation, disinformation and hate speech, including through online platforms. The relevant United Nations entities should develop an effective communications strategy to combat the problem. Peacekeeping missions should be adequately resourced and equipped to fulfil their protection of civilian mandates, including through community engagement and intelligence-gathering and analysis, among other things.”

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18. “First, we must ensure that all parties to conflict respect and comply fully with international humanitarian law. We need to step up efforts to raise awareness among all stakeholders concerning their international humanitarian law obligations and those arising from Security Council resolutions such as resolution 2286 (2016), on the protection of medical personnel, and 2573 (2021), on the protection of critical civilian infrastructure. The International Committee of the Red Cross and relevant United Nations agencies working on the ground have a critical role to play, and local organizations working at the grass-roots level also need support in that regard.”

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19. “We are also providing shelter and protection to more than 1 million forcibly displaced Rohingya civilians, who fled atrocities and persecution in Myanmar. We remain concerned about the fact that the situation in Myanmar is still unsafe for civilians, especially the ethnic and religious minorities such as the Rohingya. The continued defiance of the Myanmar authorities in refusing to grant access to United Nations and other humanitarian actors is a stark reminder of our failure to uphold even the most fundamental tenets of the protection of civilians. We reiterate our call for more decisive action by the Security Council to ensure the protection of civilians at risk in that country. I would now like to highlight three specific points.”

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20. “As noted in the report of the Secretary-General (S/2022/381), access remains a serious challenge in many parts of the world, where civilians caught up in conflict situations bear the brunt. In that context, this debate is certainly very timely. The protection of civilians is an important national priority for Bangladesh, and we remain committed to all efforts to strengthen the protection of civilians. Nearly 7,000 peacekeepers from Bangladesh are serving in some of the most challenging missions, providing security at civilian sites, ensuring unhindered humanitarian services, supporting the delivery of health and social services and community engagement and working for the empowerment of women and young people.”

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21. “I thank the United States presidency for convening today’s debate on this important issue. I also thank the briefers for their insightful presentations. My delegation aligns itself with the statement made by the representative of Switzerland on behalf of the Group of Friends on the Protection of Civilians. The protection of civilians lies at the heart of the work of the United Nations. Yet civilians globally continue to face increased risk due to ongoing conflicts, humanitarian crises and forced displacement, which reached more than 100 million people last week. While responding to such needs, humanitarian workers and peacekeepers face multiple challenges, including attacks against them.”

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22. “It is imperative that the Council demonstrate its firm commitment to upholding the sanctity of the International Court of Justice and other legal bodies.”

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23. “With adequate mandates and corresponding resources from the Council, they can also support the peacebuilding efforts of the resident coordinator and other United Nations agencies in specific areas, namely, disarmament, demobilization and reintegration; security sector reform; justice and corrections; and so forth. Thirdly, the Council should invest more in implementing the women and peace and security and youth, peace and security agendas to ensure inclusion. Finally, adherence to international law is fundamental to ensuring the rule of law at the global level. The roles of International Court of Justice and other international legal bodies and tribunals are instrumental in ensuring international order and justice.”

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24. “First, addressing the root causes of conflicts is critical to breaking the cycle of recurring violence. The underlying factors of violence vary across economic, political and cultural spectrums. There must be a whole-of-United Nations approach to encouraging a nationally driven and multi-stakeholder solution towards durable peace. The United Nations development system and its humanitarian arms have a central role to play in such efforts. The Peacebuilding Commission, with its overarching mandates across peace and development pillars, can also play a pivotal role in conflict-affected and fragile contexts. Secondly, United Nations peace operations and special political missions can bring great strength to preventive diplomacy. They have first-hand information from the field that can strengthen early warning systems against impending crisis.”

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25. “There is also evident scope for better utilizing the existing mechanisms of the United Nations for supporting evidence-based risk assessment, early warning and mitigation measures. The Council’s role in that regard is particularly relevant when conflicts induced by social and economic exclusion and inequality entail cross-border ramifications or threats to international peace and security. In our neighbourhood, we have seen how the social and political exclusion of Rohingya minorities have led to a full-blown crisis in Myanmar, with serious humanitarian and security ramifications for the region. Indeed, the Council’s response to the early warnings was inadequate and ineffective and continues to remain so. Allow me to share some specific thoughts in that regard.”

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26. “I thank you, Mr. President, for organizing this important debate. I thank the Secretary-General and other briefers for their insightful remarks. The nexus between exclusion, inequality and conflict is well established. The coronavirus disease pandemic further exposed the growing inequalities — both within and across our societies. Against that backdrop, this debate is very timely. We reiterate the importance of sustained investments in addressing the underlying drivers of conflicts, which often include social and development issues. In that regard, it is critical to ensure synergies and complementarities among the United Nations humanitarian response, the sustainable development agenda, peacekeeping and sustaining peace initiatives.”

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27. “The Court’s order of 23 January is also a momentous development in this regard. Ensuring justice and accountability for the Rohingya population is an important precondition for their safe, dignified and voluntary return to Rakhine state and eventual societal reconciliation.”

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28. “We appreciate the work of the relevant mandates working to promote women’s participation in peace processes and the rehabilitation of children deployed in armed conflict. On our part, we remain committed to consistently underscoring these dimensions in implementing peacekeeping mandates. We believe that internationally recognized criminal justice mechanisms should be allowed to play their role to ensure justice for countries coming out of conflict situations and sustain peace there. For Bangladesh, hosting 1.2 million Rohingyas from Myanmar’s Rakhine state is a case in point. We welcome the ground-breaking decision of the International Criminal Court to ensure accountability for the grave human rights violations and atrocity crimes committed by Myanmar against its Rohingya population.”

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29. “It is important to have synergy among those various entities. Bangladesh remains committed to supporting the initiatives of the Security Council towards the implementation of both the women and peace and security, and the youth, peace and security agendas. We value women’s enhanced contribution to transitional justice through their participation in mediation, peacekeeping, peacebuilding and sustaining peace. We remain committed to supporting the multipronged efforts of the United Nations to prevent and ensure accountability for violence against women and children during armed conflict. We must also continue our fight to bring to justice transnational organized groups and terrorist organizations for their heinous acts of trafficking, enslavement and torture of women and children.”

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30. “We support the Secretary-General’s reform agenda, with a focus on system-wide coordination and coherence among the United Nations peace and security pillars with the development and human rights pillars, especially at transitional stages of peace operations. We stress the prioritization and sequencing of the mandates of peacekeeping operations with the United Nations rule-of-law and transitional justice mechanisms. Transitional justice needs to also receive enhanced priority in the Peacebuilding Commission’s efforts in the area of peacebuilding and sustaining peace with a view to preventing a sense of inequality, discrimination, exclusion and other root causes of violence and conflict. Special political missions should have transitional justice as a sub-mandate, and so should the new generation of United Nations country teams.”

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31. “We thank the Belgian presidency for having convened this open debate. I also wish to thank the United Nations High Commissioner for Human Rights and the briefers for having shared their insightful perspectives. Post-conflict countries generally remain at a high risk of relapsing into new cycles of violence. Such violence can disrupt a peace process and undermine longer-term development and the rule of law. It is therefore critically important in post-conflict situations to address impunity, ensure accountability and break the cycles of the conflicts and atrocities of the past. As a major troop- and police-contributing country to United Nations peacekeeping operations, we have been supporting the efforts of the United Nations to enhance national accountability and transitional justice in countries emerging from conflict.”

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32. “We will continue to firmly stand by our Palestinian brothers and sisters in their just and rightful struggle for self-determination, until the State of Palestine is established on the basis of the two-State solution, with East Jerusalem as its capital. As we move towards the seventy-fifth anniversary of the United Nations, the resolution of the Palestinian crisis will remain a litmus test for retaining people’s trust in multilateralism and in this body.”

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33. “We look upon the Security Council to fulfil its Charter obligations and enforce its resolutions, in particular resolution 2334 (2016). The implementation of the road map for peace in the Middle East, the Arab Peace Initiative and the efforts of the Quartet are crucial building blocks. Ensuring accountability and justice for Israel’s atrocities and human rights violations would serve to end the entrenched culture of impunity. Developments in the International Criminal Court are critical in this regard. Our own struggle for independence and the painful experience of enduring the worst form of genocide in 1971 inspire us to always advocate for the oppressed people of the world. This has been the very premise of Bangladesh’s unwavering support for the Palestinian cause.”

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34. “Israel’s intention to extend the settlements and its recent pronouncement on the annexation of Palestinian territories raise the spectre of change even more. All those actions by Israel constitute egregious violations of international law, including the Charter of the United Nations and the Fourth Geneva Convention, and are in direct contravention of all relevant Security Council resolutions. We join the international community in condemning these acts and ask Israel to refrain from such actions. We also ask for the maintenance of the sanctity of Islamic and Christian holy places at all costs, in particular the Al-Aqsa. The international community has to turn the culture of inaction around and compel Israel to end its occupation of Palestinian territory.”

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35. “The high number of Palestinian casualties, including of children, flagrant violations of the human rights of Palestinians, severe restrictions on their movements and the closure of the Gaza Strip all speak to the dismal situation on the ground and explain the mounting pressure on already enormous humanitarian needs. While the renewal of UNRWA’s mandate (General Assembly resolution 74/83) is a welcome development, we are still concerned about its budgetary shortfall. The international community has to ensure enhanced, predictable and sustainable funding for its operation. The unabated expansion of Israeli settlements and demolition of Palestinian homes in the occupied West Bank are changing its demography.”

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36. “In conclusion, the OIC urges the international community to uphold its obligations and engage constructively in facilitating a just peace, including by sponsoring a multilateral political peace process based on the relevant United Nations resolutions and the internationally agreed terms of reference, including the Arab Peace Initiative. Allow me now to make a statement in my national capacity. Yet another turbulent year of despair has passed for the people of Palestine. An overview of the year shows that aggression by Israel, the occupying Power, has become the new normal in the Palestinian territory.”

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37. “The OIC remains gravely concerned about the deterioration of socioeconomic and humanitarian conditions in the Palestinian territories, particularly in the Gaza Strip. We must urgently alleviate the humanitarian needs and suffering of the Palestinian people, including the Palestinian refugees. We encourage Member States to provide funds or to increase their contributions to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA), the United Nations Development Programme and other United Nations entities that are working diligently to provide the needed assistance to the Palestinians. Additionally, the OIC condemns the announced plans to integrate UNRWA-run schools in East Jerusalem into Israel’s education system.”

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38. “The OIC calls on all States to abide by their political, legal and moral obligations to uphold international law and ensure its respect, including under the Fourth Geneva Convention. We urge all States to act with urgency and contribute to international efforts aimed at ending the Israeli occupation of the Palestinian territories, including East Jerusalem. Additionally, we call for Israel’s full withdrawal from the occupied Syrian Golan to the borders of 4 June 1967, in accordance with the relevant Security Council resolutions. We further affirm the need for all external parties to respect the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Syria and reiterate our support for a political solution of the Syrian crisis, consistent with resolution 2254 (2015).”

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39. “The OIC reiterates that the lack of accountability for Israel’s ongoing violations has only encouraged such impunity, which is undermining any possibility for achieving a just peace based on the vision of a solution of two States existing within the pre-1967 borders, in accordance with the relevant Council resolutions and the Arab Peace Initiative. In this regard, the OIC welcomes the International Criminal Court’s decision to open an investigation into Israel’s crimes against the Palestinian people and hopes that it will be expeditiously pursued. Moreover, the OIC reaffirms that the unilateral measures and attempts to unlawfully alter the legal, historical and political status of East Jerusalem constitute a flagrant violation of international law and the relevant United Nations resolutions.”

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40. “It is incumbent upon the international community to take concrete actions to compel Israel’s respect for and compliance with Security Council resolutions, particularly resolution 2334 (2016). Israel must cease all illegal settlement and annexation measures in the State of Palestine, including East Jerusalem. In this regard, we reaffirm our rejection of the most recent illegal Israeli decision to establish so-called nature reserves in the West Bank. That must be prevented, and the announcement condemned.”

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41. “I have the honour to deliver this statement on behalf of the States members of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC). This open debate takes place at a difficult juncture characterized by daunting challenges and a marked deterioration of the situation on the ground. Regrettably, Israel’s illegal policy of settlement expansion and de facto annexation of Palestinian lands, especially in and around East Jerusalem, has intensified. This policy includes repeated, hostile threats to annex parts or all of the occupied West Bank outright, in contravention of the Charter of the United Nations and the relevant resolutions of the Security Council. As many have stressed, such threats and violations cannot go unchallenged.”

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42. “We must work towards a more innovative application of the principles of the Charter, and the Security Council has the primary responsibility in that regard, safeguarding the interests of greater humankind for peace and security. Bangladesh stands ready to do its part.”

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43. “As the women and peace and security agenda turns 20 this year, we must ensure justice and gender equality through its implementation. In order to tap into the enormous strength of our young generation, the youth, peace and security agenda has to be pursued in a more effective manner. We also need to build on the regional models of peacekeeping and peacebuilding. We are passing through a critical time when the very notion of multilateralism is in question. It is imperative now — perhaps, more than ever — for the entire United Nations membership to unite and engage to use the Charter in its true spirit and address global realities and the aspirations of current and future generations.”

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44. “The greater involvement of the wider membership, especially the developing countries, can also provide the much-need impetus. To that end, Bangladesh supports the United Nations renewed focus on prevention for ending and resolving conflicts. A culture of peace and non-violence can be an all-embracing driver. We must also leverage the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development in addressing the drivers of conflict. The International Court of Justice and other international legal bodies and tribunals can certainly play a more pivotal role in ensuring justice and ending the culture of impunity. There is also an urgent need to end crimes against humanity, genocide and war crimes. We call on the Security Council to provide a more decisive approach in that regard.”

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45. “The nature of conflicts and their consequences are far more unpredictable and colossal, compounded by asymmetric security threats coming from non-State actors and a new generation of threats in cyberspace. Other emerging challenges, such as climate change, poverty, inequality, terrorism, violent extremism and human displacement have also added new dimensions to traditional global threats. Yet the Charter has withstood the test of time and shaped the rules-based international order in which we live today. It remains the most powerful and the only universally acceptable instrument before us. There is an urgent need, however, to move from words to an era of action. The ongoing system-wide United Nations reforms can be catalytic in ensuring more effective and results-driven actions.”

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46. “It is on the basis that steadfast commitment that Bangladesh continues to be a leading contributor to United Nations peacekeeping. The humanity and courageous leadership shown by Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina in hosting more than a million persecuted Rohingyas, which saved the region from potential destabilization, also emanates from that abiding commitment. Rising from the devastation of the Second World War, the United Nations, guided by its Charter, was at the forefront of multilateral efforts to leverage global socioeconomic development and the promotion of human rights for achieving sustainable peace and addressing conflicts and violence. We have since moved on to a more complex world with new and unprecedented challenges endangering international peace and security.”

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47. “I congratulate you, Mr. President, on Viet Nam’s assumption of the presidency of the Security Council. I also congratulate the new members of the Council and express our deep appreciation to the outgoing members for their commendable work. Our Constitution mirrors the Charter of the United Nations in its unwavering commitment to international peace and security, based on the principles of respect for national sovereignty and equality, non-interference in the internal affairs of other countries, the peaceful settlement of international disputes and respect for international law. In the words of the father of our nation in his maiden address to the United Nations, “The noble ideals enshrined in the Charter of the United Nations are the very ideals for which millions of our people have made the supreme sacrifice” (A/PV.2243, para. 2).”

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